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Ford is not just any technological marvel—she’s the most advanced and most powerful ship in the world.
How Long Will Ford-Class Aircraft Carriers Serve Operationally?: The United States Navy’s Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft ...
Over the decades, aircraft carriers have evolved from converted cruisers to purpose-built floating airbases. The Gerald R. Ford-class represents the culmination of this evolution, incorporating ...
USS Forrest Sherman (DDG 98) departed Norfolk as part of the Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group (CSG-12) for a scheduled ...
The U.S. is losing the hypersonic arms race to China—but a formidable, new weapon could change the game. When the U.S. Navy’s ...
After its first deployment, the first-in-class aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford and the Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group will return home to Naval Station Norfolk Saturday.
The second Gerald R. Ford-class carrier, USS John F. Kennedy, was scheduled for delivery back in 2022. However, this timeline keeps getting pushed back due to a combination of reported technical ...
China has “the world’s leading hypersonic missile arsenal” that can threaten U.S. Navy ships, according to the Defense ...
Newport News Shipbuilding is making history this year with its development of nuclear-powered aircraft carriers, as for the first time, it is building two Gerald R. Ford-class carriers simultaneously ...
The advanced weapons elevators were previously an issue on the first-in-class USS Gerald R. Ford. Navy officials suggested in written testimony to Congress that they could affect the new USS John F.